Join Cirago’s Bluetooth 3.0 High Speed Adapter
What you are seeing here next to the two bits is the Bluetooth 3.0 High Speed Adapter from Cirago.
Cirago boasted in the product’s Press Release that this High Speed Adapter (BTA7300) is “one of the only such devices on the market to combine the latest in Bluetooth 3.0 technology with 802.11n Wi-Fi capability on the same device”.
I got a chance to try out this Class 2 mini adapter, and I found that my computer recognized it after a few minutes. I’m not certain if most laptops have Bluetooth as a standard feature, but if your computer does not, then Cirago’s new device might be just what you want. I used it to pair with my new Kensington KeyFolio Pro Universal Removable Bluetooth Keyboard for 10-inch Tablets (check my last post to get the lowdown on that gadget).
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Kensington KeyFolio Pro Universal Removable Bluetooth Keyboard for 10-inch Tablets
I always like to know what Kensington Technologies is up to, and I got a chance to try out their KeyFolio Pro Universal Removable Bleutooth Keyboard for ten inch tablets.
After all, why should the iPad and iPad get their own Folio keyboards while there are some pretty decent 10-inch Android tablets out there. It is designed to pair with just about any Bluetooth device, really.
It uses sets of StrongFit corners that can provide a custom and secure fit for large and small tablets, and they will Velcro in place. Think of it as a picture frame with adjustable edges, just designed for a tablet or phone. You have to see it to believe it.
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Raytheon-Sarcos prototype is for heavy lifting
What you are seeing here is a modified Ditch Witch from Raytheon-Sarcos, and it is essentially the top half of a Power Loader from Aliens.
As you might have guessed, it gives a user’s upper arms superhuman strength. In case you think you might need crane operator training to operate this, you are wrong. All you need to do is use your own arms, and the metallic arms match.
You can watch the video after the jump, and it shows how easy it is to use. I have no idea how heavy those sheets of metal are, but I’m guessing that you don’t want to haul them without some machinery. I have to admit that I didn’t see the comparison between the movie Real Steel and this, but I would pay to see two of these robot arms fighting it out in real life.
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Research In Motion says “Sorry” with free premium apps
If you are a BlackBerry user (or one who follows tech news rather closely), you would definitely have heard about the BlackBerry outage that happened for a good three days or so across different continents throughout the earth. I am not quite sure just how many businesses were disrupted in terms of communications, especially companies that issued BlackBerrys to employees as the standard communication tool of choice. Were you affected? I can just imagine the amount of frustration that you had, but nice to know that everything is back up and running now – with Research In Motion (RIM) being man enough to say “I’m sorry.”
Of course, apologies mean nothing if there is no action to show off the feeling of remorse, and I must say that I am quite impressed with RIM as they announced that they will be making available a selection of premium apps that are worth more than $100 in total for free. These apps will be released to customers in the coming weeks via the BlackBerry App World route, and will be up there for download until the last day of the year.
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LG DoublePlay released by T-Mobile
T-Mobile might not be offering the iPhone 4S, but that does not mean the cellular company has nothing interesting for the masses. Here is a smartphone that might just tickle your fancy, especially when you figured out some time ago that having just one touchscreen display is not good enough for you. After all, you are a corporate high flyer, and you were born with “multi-tasking” as your middle name. If only someone came up with a smartphone which had dual displays, you thought to yourself.
I guess sometimes thoughts do translate themselves into reality, where most of the time that happens because of the thinker. This time around, it is LG who will receive the plaudits for rolling out the world’s first smartphone that will feature dual capacitive touchscreen displays, delivering true multitasking capability in the process. T-Mobile would be the carrier of choice here, so if you’re going to rock to what LG deems as “the ultimate multitasking handset”, then you might want to check out just what kind of data plans they’re offering.
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Frolicat Sway Magnetic Cat Toy
Cats don’t do fetch unlike your canine friends, and they generally have their own mind and tend to be master over you, the supposed owner. Still, just like Scratch Fury of PVP fame, he might have the brains to rule the world, but toss him a ball of yarn and watch his plans for world domination unravel just like said ball, until he realizes that he has been had – by which the time is too late, as his diabolical plan would probably have been stopped somehow, somewhere, by someone.
If you are wondering just how you’re going to keep your little kitty entertained throughout the day whenever you spend long hours at the office, why not alleviate your guilt with the $14.99 Frolicat Sway Magnetic Cat Toy? All you need to do is attach each magnetic side to opposite sides of a table or shelf, swing the ball and feather and watch your cat go nuts. I suppose whenever you aren’t around, your cat might be curious to give it a few swipes, getting addicted in the process.
No idea on whether it will ever get bored of it though. What do you cat lovers out there think?
Ice Speed Chess Set
Sure you have heard of speed chess before, where you not only need your wits about you, but also an extremely high level of knowledge of the strategy game. Instead of not being constrained by the lack of time, speed chess requires you to be accurate and confident of your moves, all the while reserving your memory banks to figure out just what your opponent’s next 10 moves are. This time around, you don’t have a timer that adds to the stress of the game – rather, the pieces themselves will melt in time – unless of course, you’re playing right out in the open when the mercury drops below zero.
We’re talking about the £11.99 Ice Speed Chess Set here, where the entire idea is to win the game before the pieces melt. You can imagine what a potentially messy game this could end up, so hopefully someone can come up with a decent waterproof chess board that has drainage at the sides, where the board itself is not entirely level so that the melted pieces can have their water run off to a pail somewhere. Each purchase comes with two molds to get you started as soon as possible, but I guess they would do better bobbing around in some drink.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii
The Nintendo Wii isn’t doing exactly well in terms of number of consoles sold each month lately, despite the strong start that it had over the PS3 and Xbox 360 when first released in Japan and the US. Well, I guess that is because time has caught up with the rather limited hardware of the Wii, not to mention the fact that Nintendo’s home console seem to be on the receiving end of far more shovelware compared to its counterparts.
I guess first party software from Nintendo always does well, and Nintendo pays no attention to how long fans must wait or how much they have suffered in the name of patience. In fact, anticipation has been building up over some time already with the announcement of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii. Having said that, here are more information concerning the upcoming title that might interest you in yet another swashbuckling adventure that you steer Link through.
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